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Category Archives: Purple Martins
U.S. Fish and Wildlife service posts updated oil spill bird statistics
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has been posting statistics on birds affected by the BP oil spill for months, but in its most recent report it broke down bird victims by species for the first time. According to the document, wildlife officials have encountered over 7,600 birds distressed because of oil; 4,600 of the [...]
Busting the Purple Martin mosquito myth
For years, bird enthusiasts have grown accustomed to hearing that Purple Martins are capable of eating “2,000 mosquitoes a day.” This claim has been made primarily by bird house vendors, who often spread it in an effort to bolster sales of Purple Martin houses. A description from Wild Birds Forever, an online nature store, makes [...]